Handle



Patented June 28, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,122,164 HANDLE Edward 0. Van Buskirk, South Pasadena, Calif., assignor to Dora L. Williams, Glendale, Calif. Application June 17, 1936, Serial No. 85,710

3 Claims.

My invention relates to a detachable handle with a connecting plate and a movable end piece adapted for holding a mop, a brush, or other articles, this being of a type in which the movable end piece and end plate on the handle form jaws in which articles above described maybe secured.

An object and feature of my inventionis therefore in the construction of a handle with an end plate extending at an angle to the axis of the handle, such end plate having serrations to facilitate grasping a mop, this forming one jaw, the outside jaw being formed by an end piece, preferably a bent rod or wire, which is slidably mounted relative to the end plate and drawn toward the end plate by a spring acting through a I collar to which the end member is attached.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is an elevation of my invention used as a mop.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the end jaw spaced from the end plate.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section substantially transverse to Fig. 2 and on the section line 3-3.

Fig. 4 is a section of the end plate taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2 or 3 in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 5' is a plan of the end plate taken in the direction of the arrow 5 with the end jaw removed, omitting the sliding collar, and

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of my invention used in holding a brush.

In the drawing the mop handle II is illustrated as having a beveled end I2. The fixed jaw designated I3 is formed of an end plate I4. This has a fiat middle section I5 conforming to the bevel I2 of the end of the handle and fitting thereagainst. This portion is therefore on a bevel. A flange part I6 is parallel to the axis of the handle and has a slightly rounded. portion IT to conform to the cylindrical shape of the handle, the end plate being secured by a bolt I8 passed through this rounded section.v Thus, considering the handle to be vertical, the bottom edge I9 forms a convex curve, the lower part of which is at the bottom of the rounded section H.

A pair of outwardly pressed bulges 20 are located contiguous to the edge I9 on an opposite side of the pressed-out circular section I! and terminated slightly below the angular bend 2I. Above this bend the portion I5, as above mentioned, forms a bevel. The side edges 22 have a convex curve diverging outwardly and adjacent each edge there are a pair of upwardly pressed bulges 23. The upper portion 24 adjacent the upper edge has a steeper bevel or slope than the section I5 of the plate and is provided with a series of serrations 25. The top face I5 of the plate is provided with a pair of perforations 26. 5

The outer jaw member is preferably formed of a wire rod of stifi metal having two longitudinal arms 3|, these being parallel and extending through the perforations 2B of the jaw plate I3. Each of these has an inwardly turned lower end 10 32 engaging in a socket 33 in a collar 34 slidably mounted on the handle I I. A coiled compression spring 35 bears against this collar which forms a handle and engages the lower edge of the plate adjacent the curved section I! and the end 36 of 15 the bolt. Each of the arms I3 has an acute angle bend 31, these bends being similar. The outer portion of the jaw has a U-shaped end 38 with side members 39 extending from the angle 31 to the cross member 40, this cross member being 20 adapted to engage the plate I3 adjacent the edge portion 24 as shown in Fig. 3 when no mop, brush, or other article is held between the two jaws.

When it is desired to grasp a mop by the jaws these are spread apart as shown in Fig. 2 by 25 pressing the handle collar 34 toward the plate, thereby compressing the spring 35 so that the bunched section of a mop 46 is held between the fixed jaw formed by the plate and. the movable outer jaw formed by the bent wire. The 30 mop may be made of cords, rags or similar material.

My invention may be used with a brush, for instance as illustrated in Fig. 6, in which the brush back 50 has an upstanding plate 5I at- 5 tached thereto, one or more nails or the like being satisfactory. With my invention it is desirable that the edge of the brush back 52 be slightly concave so that the cross member 4'0 of the U- shaped member 38 of the outer jaw member can 40 engage this outer edge, the upstanding plate 5|.

Various changes may be made in the details of the construction without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a device as described, the combination of a handle having a beveled end, a fixed jaw in the form of a plate extending transversely of the said end and in contact therewith, a portion of the 50 plate being bent parallel to the handle, a bolt attaching said portion and the handle, the outer end of the plate having a gripping portion with a straight edge provided with serrations, the edge being in a straight line and extending on op- 55 posite sides of the said bolt but offset to one side of the handle, the said plate having a pair of perforations, one on each side of the handle, an arm extending through each perforation, a collar slidably mounted on the handle, a coil spring between the fixed jaw and the collar, an outer jaw secured to the arms and formed of a rod bent into U shape, said rod having side members and a cross member parallel to the edge portion of the fixed plate, and the plane of the side members and the cross member being at an acute angle to the plane through the said arms whereby when the moving jaw is moved towards the fixed jaw, the said cross member engages the said platesadl jacent its gripping edge.

2. In a device as described, the combination of a handle having a beveled end, a fixed jaw'in the form of a plate extending transversely or said end and in contact therewith, an attaching portion extending at an obtuse angle to the main por-' -tionvof .the plate and having a central part to conform to the curvature of the handle-and a bolt through said central part attaching the plate to the handle, the plate having symmetrical edges diverging from the central part attached to the handle, a gripping portion having a straight edge and bent at an obtuse angle to the main portion of the plate, said angle being in the opposite direction to the portion attached to the handle, the plate having a pair of perforations on opposite sides of the handle, a collar slidably mounted on the handle, a pair of arms attached to the collar and extending through the perforations and a movable jaw connected to the said ,arms, a spring coiled on the handle and engaging a portion of the said plate and the collar.

;3. In a device as claimed in claim 2, the movable ,jaw comprising a jaw member extending fromthe plane of the said arms at an acute angle and having an outer portion adapted to engagexthesaid plate adjacent its gripping edge, the plane .of the plate on the beveled end of the handle and the plane of the outer movable jaw meeting-at an acute angle.

EDW. C. VAN BUSKIRK. 

